US EditionFeds earmark money for munitions factories in Quebec, Ontario
The $1.4 billion investment will create about 400 jobs and establish domestic production of nitrocellulose and 155 mm artillery components to reduce foreign reliance.
- On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, Ottawa announced a $1.4 billion investment to support facilities in Ingersoll and Repentigny for 155 mm shells and nitrocellulose.
- Aiming to replenish stocks donated to Ukraine, McGuinty stated this funding is 'essential to national security' and reduces reliance on foreign suppliers like China.
- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Canada will receive a substantial portion of the $1.4 billion, while IMT Precision receives up to $305 million to support creating 400 jobs.
- Specific allocations include $642 million for a high-explosive projectile plant, $355.7 million for a nitrocellulose facility, and $57.9 million for the first plant producing M231 and M232 charges, with production slated to start within three years.
- Officials are exploring broader industrial strategies, with McGuinty confirming ongoing talks with major car manufacturers about potentially converting automotive facilities to defence production, adding the government will have more to say in due course.
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Defence Minister David McGuinty announced that the federal government will give a considerable boost to the ammunition industry in order to strengthen the national supply of heavy artillery shells.
Canada is spending over $1B to build munitions factories in Ontario & Quebec
Defence Minister David McGuinty says the federal government is giving a big boost to the munitions industry to build up the domestic supply of heavy artillery shells.Ottawa will pump more than $1 billion in public funds into new facilities in Ingersoll, Ontario, and Repentigny, Quebec, for heavy munitions used in artillery.The funds will be split between IMT Precision and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, which is a subsidiary of t…
The Toronto Star
Ottawa earmarks $1.4 billion for key munitions production in Quebec, Ontario
Ottawa will pump more than $1 billion in public funds into new facilities in Ingersoll, Ont., and Repentigny, Que., for heavy munitions used in artillery.
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